Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Government

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether members of the security forces are included within the concept of parity of esteem as required by the Belfast Agreement 1998.

Lord Laird: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the parity of esteem required by the Belfast Agreement 1998 requires victims of civil unrest in Northern Ireland to be treated the same as terrorism victims in the rest of the UK.

Lord Dunlop: The Government believes in parity of esteem for all the people of Northern Ireland.